Talk:Catharine Littlefield Greene

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Spelling[edit]

Catherine or Catharine? Or did anybody care back then? Art LaPella 06:29, 2 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's Catharine. I changed three Catherines to Catharine in the article.–CaroleHenson (talk) 08:23, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Whitney[edit]

Could someone please add more information about her relationship with Eli Whitney? Thank You --Robin63 16:10, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't think that much is known about her relationship with Whitney, other than that he was there at the plantation and worked for her. The sole source for the claim that she came up with the idea about the cotton gin was an article written by Matilda Joslyn Gage. As I noted in the article, Gage never gave a source for her information, and it's never been confirmed.Ormewood (talk) 20:11, 17 April 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I added a bit more to Catharine Littlefield Greene#Cotton gin. I think it's fine now.–CaroleHenson (talk) 08:31, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Feelings unreferenced[edit]

The early part of this article attributes feelings and motives to the subject without reference.--— ⦿⨦⨀Tumadoireacht ^Talk/_Stalk 09:22, 6 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

There are citations now for all the content.–CaroleHenson (talk) 08:32, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Some believe[edit]

"However, some believe that Eli Whitney received the patent for the gin and the sole credit in history textbooks for its invention only because social norms inhibited women from registering for patents."

Who believes? How do I get a who marker on that?

Also: "However, some believe that Eli Whitney received the patent for the gin and the sole credit in history textbooks for its invention only because social norms inhibited women from registering for patents. Due to these facts, it is highley likely that Catherine invented it." This logic seems entirely weak. Patriarchal social norms can only provide a context for Catherine's being an unsung inventor; they don't actually provide evidence for it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.132.173.6 (talk) 09:09, 4 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

It is not worded that way in this current version of the article.–CaroleHenson (talk) 08:34, 21 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]